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Eileen Connolly-Keesler’s 3 favorite Naples eateries
As part of the dynamic hospitality industry, dining plays a central role in Southwest Florida’s economy. With restaurants constantly opening, closing and reinventing themselves, the dining scene reflects broader patterns of growth, risk and consumer demand. In each issue, we ask a local business or civic leader to name three restaurants they return to regularly, offering a snapshot of the places shaping Southwest Florida’s culinary culture and sense of community.
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Saddest dog abandoned in cage on side of road in Estero
Deputies in Estero, Florida are investigating a distressing situation where a dog was found abandoned inside a cage near River Ranch Road and Corkscrew Road on Wednesday morning. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying the dog and possibly the person who left him there or the owner.
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Bring Cash And Plan To Split: This Naples, Florida Family Shop Has Served Huge Pastrami Sandwiches Since 1970
Some lunch spots chase trends, and some just keep slicing pastrami for more than fifty years. In Naples, Florida, one small family shop has done exactly that since 1970, tucked into a strip mall on a busy road. The sandwiches are big enough that sharing one is a smart move,...
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SWFLA To Do List: Events in Bonita, Estero, Naples and Marco Island
The Arts Center Theatre launches its 2026-2027 season with “Packing Up Polly,” a Southern comedy by Leslie Kimbell, playwright of “Four Old Broads” and “Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant.” Directed by Hyla Crane, the production runs Nov. 5-22, starring Jean Rowles, Cynthia Sepich, Betsy Greenblatt and Carolyn Davis. Arts Center Theatre is located at Marco Town Center, 1089 N. Collier Blvd., Marco Island, next to Marco Brewery. Look for the Red Door. Tickets are on sale now. Call the box office at 239-784-1186 or purchase tickets online at marcoislandart.org/arts-center-theatre.
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Gulfshore Opera Brings Sold-Out Madama Butterfly to Naples, Then Tours SW Florida
Gulfshore Opera is launching its 13th season with Puccini's Madama Butterfly, staging the tragic tale of a young geisha and the American naval officer who betrays her across three Southwest Florida counties. The company's performance at Artis—Naples is already sold out, but tickets remain for stops in Punta Gorda and Fort Myers in the coming weeks.
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Top 5 bakeries to order Thanksgiving pie from this year
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Don't wait until the last minute to order the best part of a Thanksgiving feast: dessert. From grocery stores to local bakeries, we've rounded up five spots in Naples to grab a Thanksgiving pie from this year. Angelic Desserts offers bite-size and personal-size key lime pies, plus full-size banana cream, coconut cream, campfire cream, peanut butter cream flavors. Pies can also be made gluten-free. Place your order online at angelicdesserts.com . (2355 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Suite 116, Naples; 239-219-5118; angelicdesserts.com ) The Fresh Market offers fresh pies in classic fall flavors like old fashioned apple, Southern pecan, caramel apple and pumpkin, plus fruity options like blueberry, cherry, lemon meringue, and strawberry rhubarb. Orders can be placed online or in-store. (Multiple locations; thefreshmarket.com ) Perkins offers several types of pie for pick-up or delivery, including banana cream, caramel apple, cherry, French silk, coconut cream, Heath crunch cheesecake, lemon meringue, peanut butter and wildberry. There's several locations across Southwest Florida, including one in Naples off Pine Ridge Road. (3585 Pine Ridge Road, Naples; 239-596-0700; perkinsrestaurants.com ) Sandra's Sweet and Savory Cafe & Bakery/Pie Shop has a variety
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Naples’ Tate Surrealism Exhibition Joins a Wider Centenary Moment
About 130 works from Tate’s collection are on view at The Baker Museum in Naples in The Surrealist International: Fifty Years of Dreams. Opened October 17, the exhibition runs through February 14 and brings together paintings, objects and sculptures by artists including Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte and Eileen Agar, according to Artis—Naples.
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Kander and Ebb Redux: Welcome The World Goes ‘Round Again
When Galyana Castillo opens her mouth and sings “And the World Goes ‘Round,” the opening number and title song of The World Goes ‘Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb, you know you’re in for a superb night at the theater at Gulfshore Playhouse. The...
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OPA to go! brings Greek food favorites to Naples while supporting local church
NAPLES, Fla. (WINK) — If you're craving Greek food, you can get a taste of Greece without leaving your car. St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples is hosting OPA To Go!, a drive-thru food event bringing some of the favorites from its annual Greek Festival straight to the community.